The Tognis hold back fifty or so cases of their finest vintages to be released after a decade of aging. This year, it is the 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate. For its price, purchasers will receive a complex Cabernet that is just approaching mid-adolescence. Its tastes are similar to a hybrid blend of a Pauillac and St.-Julien. Cedar wood, spice box, black currants, and tobacco leaf aromas soar from the glass of this aromatically exciting 1993. A dark plum/purple/garnet color reveals a touch of lightening at the edge. The wine is rich and medium to full-bodied, with impressive purity as well as intensity. Already beautiful to drink, it should evolve for another 10-15 years.

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Very much a beef stew of a Cabernet, showing spice, herb, beet and beef aromas, yet with enough elegant currant and a medley of cooked vegetables to hold your interest. Best to decant and then watch as this displays its range of tantalizing flavors.--1993 California Cabernet retrospective. 2,000 cases made.

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Just past it's peak, although the color at the rim is still medium plum. Currant and smoke are the predominant flavors on the palate. Drink now.